How is a scale mounted on a material handler?

A material handler scale is mounted between the boom and the attachment, so every lift passes through the load cell. Intermercato’s MH 15-50 is wireless, extremely low-built and suitable for all machines and grapples. Mount it in front of the quick coupler and the scale stays with the machine – whatever attachment the next job needs.

Change the attachment. Not the weighing system.

Where the scale sits

On a material handler, the scale hangs at the boom tip, above the attachment:

Boom → Intermercato scale → (quick coupler) → grab, spreader or hook

Two things make this work in practice:

• Extremely low-built design. Every centimetre between boom and grab is lifting height you lose. Intermercato’s crane scales are built as low as possible.
• Wireless communication. No extra cables between the scale and the cab. The weight goes straight to the Intermercato Weighing App on a rugged tablet or smartphone.

Two real installations on Fuchs material handlers

	Hafen Wien (Port of Vienna)	CRONIMET NORR AB, Kalix
Machine	Fuchs MHL380F	Fuchs MHL340
Scale	Intermercato MH25 Intelligent Weighing System	Intermercato wireless weighing system
Mounting	In front of the OilQuick OQC70/55 quick coupler	On the material handler, weighing during truck loading
Attachments	Orange-peel grab, two loading grabs, Big Bag spreader, double load hook	Scrap handling
Result	One scale for all attachments, tare from the cab	Optimised truck loads without repositioning or trips to the weighbridge

Read the full stories: Material handler scales in the field.

Mounting in front of the quick coupler: one scale, many tools

At Hafen Wien, changing attachments is part of the job. The challenge was a weighing solution that could stay on the machine and deliver reliable weight data regardless of which attachment was in use. Installing the MH25 in front of the quick coupler solved it:

1. The scale stays on the boom when attachments change.
2. The operator tares directly from the cab for the new attachment.
3. Weighing continues with the next tool – no separate weighing solution per attachment.

That is the Intermercato modular approach: the scale is adapted to the machine type and the material, entirely according to the customer’s requirements.

Built for continuous operation

A scale at the boom tip takes every knock the machine takes. Intermercato builds for that:

• Robust stainless-steel construction – lightweight yet robust, as on the MH25 at Hafen Wien.
• Overload-protected, temperature-compensated load cell.
• Up to 3x rated capacity in overload without losing accuracy.
• No maintenance.

What to prepare before installation

To get the right adapter and measuring range, have this ready when you talk to Intermercato or your dealer:

• Machine make and model – for example Fuchs MHL340 or MHL380F.
• Boom tip and quick coupler – make and model, if you use one.
• Attachments – grabs, hooks, spreaders – and their weights.
• Heaviest lift – to choose the right MH size within 15 000–50 000 kg.
• Hydraulic functions at the attachment – so routing past the scale is planned.
• Trade use – whether the weight will be used for invoicing, so verification is planned in.

Other machines

Intermercato builds crane scales for more than material handlers. The FR 10 suits log loaders and smaller material handlers, the FR 5 timber trucks and forwarders, and the RC 5 and FR Hook truck-mounted cranes and container dischargers. Compare them: Which Intermercato crane scale fits your machine?

Special solution? No problem. Tell Intermercato about your machine – contact sales or find your nearest dealer.